BitFenix Outlaw Case

If you are looking for a small case that is loud, flimsy and will keep your hardware nice and toasty, Overclockers Club says the BitFenix Outlaw case is just the case you are looking for.

The Outlaw was a little disappointing in its performance. Compared to a few cases that are only $10 more expensive, it really does start lacking. I wasn’t pleased with the overall build of the case to begin with, and these high temperatures definitely do not help. Adding fans wouldn’t be much more expensive, but for an additional $10 or less, I could buy a different case with better stock temps. I’m really not impressed.

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was really confused when I read the heading, your brief description, and then their explanation. it wasn't until i was done reading all of it, that it wasn't a legal battle of sorts.

I like it, Bitfenix uses quality paint.

Its not cheap. Also it looks like it was made by fractal to me.

Would it kill Bitfenix to spend another $5-10 to add even one USB 3.0 to this case or other newly released cases, the Merc Alpha and Beta. That would make these cases soo much more appealing with just that one change. But for $39 and $49 I guess that is asking too much, although I do believe that cases in these price ranges are a lot better than what we use to get for the same price a few years ago.. so I guess some progress is being made even in the low end.

I still have not used a usb3 yet how much faster is it?

mannyman said:

I still have not used a usb3 yet how much faster is it?

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Depends on the controller chipset being used; several (Etron, NEC/Renesas, AMD, ASMedia, etc.). Driver support can also be better with some controllers than others; for example, while Etron's USB3 performs well once things are set, their drivers can be quite flaky.

If you use a USB3 peripheral with a USB port, it can be considerably faster for things like large file copies. The list of USB3 peripherals is still modest though, and people aren't making a huge effort to replace working USB2 peripherals with USB3. I can't find a reason to get a USB3 flash drive until most of the PCs I'll use it on have USB3 support.

As for the Bitfenix case --I don't get why they went with the reverse-ATX option. It seems very counter-intuitive for mounting a double-radiator; mount it up top and it's harder (or impossible) to reach the CPU, mount it on the bottom and you suck up any garbage from the floor if it's intake, or exhaust hot air whose tendency will be to rise back into the case. It looks nice, but the engineering logic seems to be missing for anyone who isn't air-cooling, even though the fan spacing looks to be there for closed loop water systems.

But for air cooling it should be fine, Its just new so its kinda neat. Well not new but kind of exotic.

mannyman said:

But for air cooling it should be fine, Its just new so its kinda neat. Well not new but kind of exotic.

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I have no issue with Bitfenix. The one time I've dealt with them, their customer service was fantastic (ordered a two female USB<-->10 pin mainboard header). I'm thinking of buying a couple of their case fans as well.

This particular case just doesn't look like the best engineering solution to me. It looks really good aesthetically, which is better than I can say for a lot of other cases, I just think there are better designs. If it is done at a budget price though, it may prove popular.

Looks like they reviewed the wrong one. Anandtech really liked the BitFenix Merc Alpha, and for $39 seems like a good deal.

http://www.anandtech.com/show/4913/bitfenix-merc-alpha-how-much-can-39-can

Also - why is that guy on overclockers club trying to shove all his water cooling gear into a mini-mid case? Come on. And why is he water cooling a Phenom II X3 720? That is so 2 1/2 years ago. Spend a hundred bucks and get a 955 dude.

I just wish they'd stop spelling Phoenix wrong.